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Sensor-based telerehabilitation system increases patient adherence after knee surgery.

Jürgen HöherBetty LischkeWolf PetersenNatalie MengisDaniel NiedererThomas SteinThomas StoffelsRobert PrillCaroline Schmidt-Lucke
Published in: PLOS digital health (2023)
Registry raw data (10,311 measurements) were analysed from 604 DMD-users, demonstrating clinically expected rehabilitation progression post knee injuries. DMD-users performed tests for range-of-motion, coordination and strength/speed enabling insight to stage-specific rehabilitation (χ2 = 44.9, p<0.001). Intention-to-treat-analysis (part 2) revealed DMD-users to have significantly higher adherence to the rehabilitation intervention compared to the matched patient-control-group (86% [77-91] vs. 74% [68-82], p<0.05). DMD-users performed recommended exercises at home with higher intensity (p<0.05). HCP used DMD for clinical decision making. No adverse events related to the DMD were reported. Adherence to standard therapy recommendations can be increased using novel high quality DMD with high potential to improve clinical rehabilitation outcome, enabling evidence-based telerehabilitation.
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